Zephaniah 3:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But the Lord is still in that city, and he continues to be good. He does not do anything wrong. He continues to help his people. Morning after morning he makes good decisions for them. Not a day passes without his justice. He never gives a decision that is crooked or is something to be ashamed of.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:4

“The Lord is the Rock, and his work is perfect! Yes, all his ways are right! God is true and faithful. He is good and honest.

Lamentations 3:23

Every morning he shows it in new ways! You are so very true and loyal!

Psalm 145:17

Everything the Lord does is good. Everything he does shows how loyal he is.

Zephaniah 3:15

The Lord stopped your punishment. He destroyed your enemies’ strong towers. King of Israel, the Lord is with you. You don’t need to worry about anything bad happening.

Isaiah 28:19

He will come and take you away. Your punishment will be terrible. Your punishment will come early in the morning, and it will continue late into the night. “Then you will understand this story:

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is with you. He is like a powerful soldier. He will save you. He will show how much he loves you and how happy he is with you. He will laugh and be happy about you,

Isaiah 12:6

People of Zion, shout about these things! The Holy One of Israel is with you in a powerful way. So sing and be happy!

Deuteronomy 23:14

This is because the Lord your God is there with you in your camp to save you and to help you defeat your enemies. So the camp must be holy. Then he will not see something disgusting and leave you.

1 Peter 1:17

You pray to God and call him Father, but he will judge everyone the same way—by what they do. So while you are visiting here on earth, you should live with respect for God.

Zechariah 2:5

The Lord says, ‘I will be a wall of fire around her, to protect her, and to bring glory to that city, I will live there.’” The Lord says,

Psalm 37:6

He will make it as clear as day that you are right. Everyone will see that you are being fair.

Job 34:10

“You men can understand, so listen to me. God would never do what is evil! God All-Powerful would never do wrong.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t judge anyone now. The time for judging will be when the Lord comes. He will shine light on everything that is now hidden in darkness. He will make known the secret purposes of our hearts. Then the praise each person should get will come from God.

Romans 2:5

But you are so stubborn! You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will be punished on the day when God will show his anger. On that day everyone will see how right God is to judge people.

Luke 12:2

Everything that is hidden will be shown, and everything that is secret will be made known.

Zephaniah 2:1

Shameless people, change your lives

Habakkuk 1:3

People are stealing things and hurting others. They are arguing and fighting. Why do you make me look at these terrible things?

Micah 7:9

I sinned against the Lord, so he was angry with me. But he will argue my case for me in court. He will do what is right for me. Then he will bring me out into the light, and I will see that he is right.

Micah 3:11

The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes to help them decide who wins in court. The priests in Jerusalem must be paid before they will teach the people. People must pay the prophets before they will look into the future. Then those leaders expect the Lord to help them. They say, “The Lord lives here with us, so nothing bad will happen to us.”

Ezekiel 48:35

“The distance around the city will be 18,000 cubits. From now on, the name of the city will be the lord is there.”

Jeremiah 21:12

Family of David, this is what the Lord says: “‘You must judge people fairly every day. Protect the victims from the criminals. If you don’t do that, I will become very angry. My anger will be like a fire that no one will be able to put out. This will happen because you have done evil things.’

Jeremiah 8:12

They should be ashamed of the evil things they do, but they are not ashamed at all. They don’t know enough to be embarrassed by their sins. So they will be punished with everyone else. They will be thrown to the ground when I punish the people.’” This is what the Lord said.

Jeremiah 6:15

They should be ashamed of the evil things they do, but they are not ashamed at all. They don’t know enough to be embarrassed by their sins. So they will be punished with everyone else. They will be thrown to the ground when I punish the people.” This is what the Lord said.

Jeremiah 3:3

You sinned, so the rain has not come. There has not been any springtime rains. But still you refuse to be ashamed. The look on your face is like that of a prostitute who refuses to be ashamed.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord GOD gave me the ability to teach, so now I teach these sad people. Every morning he wakes me and teaches me like a student.

Isaiah 45:21

Tell them to come to me. Let them present their case and discuss these things.) “Who told you about this before it happened? Who told you this so long ago? I, the Lord, am the one who said these things. I am the only God, the one who does what is right. I am the one who saves, and there is no other!

Isaiah 33:2

Lord, be kind to us. We have waited for your help. Give us strength every morning. Save us when we are in trouble.

Job 8:3

God is always fair. God All-Powerful does what is right.

Genesis 18:25

Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy fifty good people to kill those who are evil. If that happened, those who are good would be the same as those who are evil—both would be punished. As the judge of the whole world, surely you would do the right thing!”

Zechariah 9:9

People of Zion, rejoice! People of Jerusalem, shout with joy! Look, your king is coming to you! He is the good king who won the victory, but he is humble. He is riding on a donkey, on a young donkey born from a work animal.

Job 7:18

Why do you visit them every morning and test them at every moment?

Psalm 92:15

They are there to show everyone that the Lord is good. He is my Rock, and he does no wrong.

Ezekiel 18:25

“You people might say, ‘The Lord isn’t fair!’ But listen, family of Israel. I am fair. You are the ones who are not fair!

Hosea 14:9

A wise person understands these things, and a smart person should learn them. The Lord’s ways are right. Good people will live by them. Sinners will die by them.

Zephaniah 3:13

The survivors of Israel will not do bad things or tell lies. They will not try to trick people with lies. They will be like sheep that eat and lie down in peace—and no one will bother them.”

Hosea 6:5

I used the prophets and made laws for the people. The people were killed at my command, but good things will come from those decisions.